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June 25-26, 2011 Thanks to everyone for another great MARC Field Day! *************
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Search Our Site What is the MARC ? Since 1927, the Massillon Amateur Radio Club has been a diverse radio hobbyist club that is currently over 80 members strong. Active within our community as well as an ARRL Special Service Club, we are actively involved in many facets of Amateur Radio, including Public Service, Membership, Field Day, Repeaters, Amateur Television (ATV), Skywarn plus many other interests. Learn More.... ARRL New DIY Campaign
ARRL Launches DIY Campaign
“The DIY crowd is as diverse as hams,” Pitts explained. “Many are into computer programming, using new computer chips and open-source electronics prototyping platforms, such as Arduino that are based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. They are artists, designers, hobbyists and anyone interested in creating interactive objects and applications. DIYers work with everything from wood and clothing, to energy and chemistry projects, with many interested in robotics.” MORE..... Annual Membership Dues Notice
As a courtesy to members, you have until the end of March 2012 to renew your club dues after which you will be removed from the roster. Membership dues were raised earlier this year to $15.00 for full membership. XYL's and any licensed child of members are $7.50. Dues can be paid at any club meeting and will be accepted at the club's annual banquet on January 14th. Annual MARC Awards Banquet
The cost is expected to be about $12.00 per person and will be paid as you enter the restaurant. The club will not be collecting for dinner. The agenda should be as in previous years. Dinner will be held followed by the presentation of the annual awards and installation of officers for 2012. There will be time after the formal activities for socializing. Additional details will be posted as needed and will be announced at the club's weekly West Stark Information Net on Friday's at 8:00 PM on the 147.18 Mhz Repeater. Massillon Holiday Parade !
Ham
Radio's Secret Service
Ham Radio Backup While the ARRL sponsors many different services, there are some at the section and local level that are not well known. In fact, section members are often not even aware these services exist. This can happen because the section leadership is overwhelmed with other duties. Also, they may not fully understand or appreciate the benefits these various services provide to the hobby. MORE...... MARC HAMFEST INFO
Table rentals were solid, the weather was great and attendee's plentiful for this years event. A special thanks to all the club members who assisted with the hamfest including our table vendors who reported a solid day of sales. Preliminary details should be ready by our Friday club meeting. MARC Fundraiser at Buehler's
This event involved the club staffing an outdoor grill selling hotdogs and drinks over a six hour period. Even though the weather was cold and windy, we were pretty busy throughout the day. The club's Emergency Communications Trailer was on display to the public with an operating station that drew a few curious shoppers who stopped by for a look. Although sales were only moderate, it was a great public relations display for the club. We have already talked to the folks at Buehler's about participating in this event next summer when the weather should be a lot warmer ! Special thanks to the following club members who participated in this community event. They were, Wade - WD8MIU; Terry - N8ATZ; Jim - WA8GXM; Perry - W8AU; Don - W8DEF; Don Wade - W8DEA; Steve - KD8ACF; Ralph - K8HSQ; Tom - KC8QOD; Mike - WA8MKH; and Pat - KA8DAL.
Part of the Grilling Crew at Buehler's ! Ralph Bugg, K8HSQ also took a few pictures of the event. Click Here to check them out ! Club Antenna's Repaired
Assisting with the "party" were main climber Jim - WA8GXM; Perry - W8AU; Wade - WD8MIU; Mike - KD8ENV; Gary - WC8W; Rick Fligor - KD8NYZ and Andrew - WB8WFO. This should bring to an end almost two years of trying to get everything back together in solid working condition. A new two inch mast pipe and thrust bearing was installed to keep the beam from turning within the rotor which kept breaking off the main feedline. Also brand new feedline was installed that was purchased at last Dayton Hamvention. All was checked and we are ready to fire back up our station for the next club event ! Heathkit Returns to Kit Business
“The GPA-100 kit consists of two primary assemblies -- the LED Display in kit form and the pre-assembled ultrasonic range module. The kit will include everything you need to complete the project except a soldering iron and hand tools. “Next on the market will be a Wireless Swimming Pool Monitor kit followed by many more. Heathkit wants to continue to bring to its customers interesting, unique Heathkit products. Heathkit is interested in learning what types of products kit builders would like to build. Kit builders can submit their suggestions through this website using the Contact Us email.” Although there’s no indication that Heathkit Educational Systems is planning to reenter the Amateur Radio market, the St Joseph, Michigan-based company is actively looking for kit suggestions. After several decades of successful kit manufacturing, Heathkit left the kit business in 1992. Heath sold Amateur Radio equipment, at first only kits and later its own line of non-kit products, from 1954 to 1992. The company has been sold a number of times since its founding back in 1912 as an aircraft company. MARC Displays at Safety Fest
Ohio Safety Fest is an outdoor festival highlighting safety, crime prevention, police, fire, and other safety related department partnerships with the community via informational booths, displays, interactive activities and educational seminars. The MARC has provided support communications for many public safety departments during our eighty year history and have been an active part of our community that entire time and we were pleased to have been invited to take part in this annual safety fest by event organizer Chuck Maier. Our display was centered around our Emergency Communications Trailer (EComm 1) along with several informational displays depicting the many facets of our great hobby. Along with a working HF and VHF station, we also demonstrated Winlink Digital Communications, ATV and had a working CW practice station that was popular with the many children that stopped by our table. Literature on Ham Radio, the MARC and our Skywarn Spotter program was also available to the public. The day was a busy one for the club volunteers who staffed our display. Thanks to club member Ralph Bugg, K8HSQ, we have lots of pictures covering our participation in Safety Fest. Click Here to check them all out. A special thanks to all the members who helped make this event a big success ! MARC Field Day
Held again at Petros Park in Perry Township, we enjoyed great weather (we didn't get wet!), decent band conditions, a great Field Day dinner and great company. Although member participation was a little down from previous years, we had a fun time over the weekend. Both the Phone and CW stations stayed busy most of the time with very little down time. Nearly all club members were given the chance to operate over the weekend with some guest operators having a turn at the GOTA station for a taste of contest operating. A special thanks to Stephanie, XYL of Igor, K8INN who again took on the daunting task of preparing our annual Field Day Feast. The menu included burgers and dogs, along with barbeque chicken marinated in a special secret recipe that had us all lined up waiting for the dinner bell. The result was another great dinner for the Field Day crew. Ralph Bugg, K8HSQ was also busy with his new digital camera capturing some great photo memories for us. Click Here to visit his photo page website. NOVEMBER 25th UPDATE ! The ARRL has officially released the scores from this years Field Day exercise and as submitted the clubs final score was 4,290 points on 1,179 QSO’s placing us 87th in the US in Class 2A. A hearty congratulations to everyone involved in helping us achieve another great operating event. While our score was down slightly from last year (by only 200 points), it was still a successful event and I know everyone had a great time. The Canton club again scored very well garnering 9,648 points on 2,522 QSO’s. This placed them 17th in Ohio. Well done guy’s. Annual Club Banquet Report
We enjoyed a great dinner followed by the presentation of our annual awards. Click Here to go to our Banquet Page to see all the details. The photos from the banquet are also currently posted on the club's Facebook page. A Bit of Repeater History !
Since 1927, the Massillon Amateur Radio Club has been a diverse radio hobbyist club that is currently over 80 members strong. Active within our community as well as an ARRL Special Service Club, we are actively involved in many facets of Amateur Radio, including Public Service, Membership, Field Day, Repeaters, Amateur Television (ATV), Skywarn plus many other interests. You are welcome to join us at our monthly club meetings held on the first Friday of each month at 8:00 PM at the Massillon Senior Citizens Center, located at 39 Lincoln Way West, Massillon, Ohio 44647. We usually monitor the club's 147.18 repeater, give us a call and we'll guide you in ! MARC owns and operates repeaters
in the 2 meter and 70 centimeter bands. Our annual Hamfest
is held at the Massillon Boy's & Girls Club in Massillon. We have a large indoor
hamfest area, as well as ample outdoor parking. The prizes are
some of the best you'll find at any area hamfest and the bargains
are many.
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(Dec
31, 2011) -- The ARRL Public Relations Department has released
the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) suite of interrelated promotional
materials aimed at exposing the growing Do It Yourself/Maker
community to Amateur Radio opportunities. The DIY movement is
nothing new to Amateur Radio. For more than a century, hams have
been working in basements and attics, taking things apart and
putting them back together in new ways, just for the fun of it.
Meanwhile, there has been a growing population of DIY hobbyists
who do not know about the opportunities of Amateur Radio. “
(Nov 25, 2011) -- The club just finished assisting with the 56th Annual Massillon Holiday Parade which brings to a close the club’s public service season. A full wrap-up
will be posted later from event Communications Coordinator Perry – W8AU. Again this year we were asked to support two major areas of the parade, staging of the nearly 100 units that comprised this year’s parade and Parade Marshals that helped keep order along the parade route.
(Nov
24, 2011) -- Now that title may raise some eyebrows but the
fact is that there is a “secret service” within Amateur Radio.
Not a law enforcement secret service, rather a secret service of
specialized Amateur Radio volunteers. These volunteers are among
us in our day-to-day Amateur Radio activities. They go the extra
mile to provide services to Amateur Radio operators and the hobby
itself. I call them “secret” because their roles, and who they
are, are not well publicized.
UPDATED(Nov 25, 2011)-- The
Massillon Amateur Radio Club once again sponsored their annual
fall hamfest on Sunday, October 30th at the Massillon Boy's &
Girls Club and once again it was a very successful gathering !
(Sept 3, 2011) -- A
special Thank You to several members of the MARC who gathered
several Saturday's ago to repair and restore the club's antenna
system on the roof of the Senior Citizens Center.
(Jan 9, 2011) -- The
MARC held their annual Awards Banquet at the Otterbein United
Methodist Church on Saturday, January 8th with about 40 members
and guests attending. 
The
clubs 147.18 Repeater is the high profile wide area
coverage repeater in Western Stark county and has been for quite
some time. But it wasn't always so, in fact at one time it was not
even a repeater at all ! Learn about the colorful history of
the repeater thanks to an early issue of the clubs newsletter that
I recently found. 
The
club owns an emergency response 
Greetings
from Jim Weaver, K8JE your ARRL Great Lakes
Director.
